Columbia Sportswear Co. designs, develops, markets and distributes active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment under four primary brands: Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel, and Montrail. It operates through the following geographic segments: the United States; Latin America and Asia Pacific; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Canada. It develops and manages its merchandise in two principal categories: Apparel, Accessories and Equipment and Footwear. The Apparel, Accessories and Equipment category designs, develops, markets and distributes apparel, accessories and equipment for men, women and youth under the Columbia and Mountain Hardware brands. The Footwear category designs, develops, markets and distributes footwear products for men and women under the Columbia, Sorel and Montrail brands and for youth under its Columbia and Sorel brands. The company was founded by Paul Lamfrom and Marie Lamfrom in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

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Columbia Sportswear Company designs, sources, markets, and distributes outdoor and active lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for men, women, and youth under the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel, and prAna brands. Its products are used during various outdoor activities, such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, climbing, mountaineering, camping, hunting, fishing, trail running, water sports, and adventure travel. The company also offers footwear products, including hiking boots, trail running shoes, rugged cold weather boots, sandals, and casual shoes for men, women, and youth under the Columbia and Sorel brands. Columbia Sportswear Company sells its products through wholesale distribution channels, direct-to-consumer channels, independent distributors, and licensees, as well as directly to consumers through its network of branded and outlet retail stores, and e-commerce sites. As of December 31, 2016, it operated 91 outlet retail stores, 25 branded retail stores, 2 employee retail stores, and 5 brand-specific e-commerce Websites in the United States; 20 outlet and shop-in-shop locations and 1 branded retail store in various locations in Western Europe; and 4 outlet retail stores and 1 employee retail store in Canada, as well as 118 and 205 concession-based, branded, outlet, and shop-in-shop locations in Japan and Korea, respectively. Columbia Sportswear Company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

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